I’ll be happy if I can get round without my leg falling off 
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It’s probably the only race where you might be able to pick up a spare! 
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Tell you what, if the sharks lose a filling or two it would be no bad thing, might start to put them off
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Malta half for me tomorrow but really feeling it after over a week on my feet and over 50k of running which is big for me.
An early start of 7am as well and hoping I can get a bus to the start otherwise it’s a 5k walk!
Main aim is just to finish and not aggravate my hamstring so don’t think I’ll be doing the daft pace i did a few weeks ago.
The good news is that it goes near my accommodation at 7/11k if I’m feeling it 
Need to get my skates on after though as I think check out is 10:30am but the harbour ferry should be running by then.
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Have a good one 
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Good luck Jeff
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What’s the forecast (weather)?
It’s going to be a bit breezy but temperatures will start around 14 and maybe get to 16 when I finish so decent enough. Not supposed to rain.
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good luck @jeff. hope they are handing out Maltesers and Ovaltine at the aid stations?
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Good luck @jeffb
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Good luck @jeffb!
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Good Luck.
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Thanks everyone 
Got round in a steady 95:30 but I clocked it a bit short and so did at least one other so add another 90 seconds maybe. But that was just with standard trainers instead of the Nike’s
Course was pretty undulating for a half and a bit of a breeze but a pleasant temperature.
Managed to settle into a pace although the legs were getting pretty heavy in the last 4k with all the walking but I’m fairly happy with that.
Leg felt a bit tight but not as broken as I was 3 weeks ago.
Sadly no malted treats on course, fruity 
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First ever draft legal sprint Duathlon this afternoon, it doubled up as an ETU qualifier so the field was a bit fast……
Run improving but needs another jump in performance, positive was that I was joint fastest bike for 40+
Overall 3rd for 40+ and a 50AG spot for Ponteveadera in 2025
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I’ve just seen tonight that Southport is supposed to be having duathlons this year for people avoiding the duck poo 
Not that far down the M6
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I see a couple of my Scottish TO mates (Drew and James) were keeping you lot in check!
Oh yes, good to chat in between the heats
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Entered some races over the weekend.
Harlech Sprint Duathlon in mid-April is also the Welsh Champs.
Who doesn’t like mixing races with holidays?
Triathlon des Gorges de l’Ardèche is a series of Sprint, Standard(ish) & Middle(ish) races over three days with the option of doing all 3 for €178…so I’m in. Another bonus is that the campsite we’re booked into have a 30% discount for competitors 
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Love the pontoon bridge they put up although admit the novelty may wear off after the first crossing.
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I looked at that, looks like a good find, let us know what it was like 
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Heptonstall Fell Race yesterday, 15.4m, 3170 feet ascent.
Set up my plethora of excuses beforehand, not run more than 10 miles for about 2 years. Two day beer binge incl mate’s 50th Saturday ooooops. On a positive, I ran 2h28 in 2011, about 3h in 2017, and conditions were just awesome although plenty of bog monsters lurking, I’ve never seen the course so boggy and muddy.
3h 26m oh dear… 197th/234 finishers. I finished which was the ambition but goodness me did I feel shit for the last 5 or so miles, and the last 2 miles just wanted to lie down and die. So a consistent loss of fitness due to lazyness or old age hmmmmmm, with about 1/2 hour loss over each of the 6-7 years.
Have to say, with these sprightly v60s, there was no chance of a prize.
Note to self: if you’re going to run a bigish fell race, at least show it respect by doing the distance and ascent a few times beforehand - prize chump.
Needless to say after the race, knowing that it would be churlish not to, I went out on the third day of beer and managed just the six pints, as bed was calling all evening. 
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